The sequel to 2015's Creed and the eighth film in the Rocky series follows Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of former boxing champion Apollo Creed who was killed by Soviet boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) during an exhibition match in 1985. Training under the wings of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), Adonis seeks to avenge his father's death by defeating Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), Ivan Drago's son, in a boxing match. Directed by Steven Caple, Jr.